Career Advice – Page 3
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Profiles and QandAsMy Alternative CV: Lucky Saint’s Sarah Walley on beer, data and Ginger Spice
Lucky Saint’s Sarah Walley wants ’more affordable access to the wealth of shopper data retailers hold, to help smaller brands inform their retailer strategies’
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Profiles and QandAsMy food & drink job: Alvagh Johnson, NPD manager, Pollen & Grace
’My signed copy of Nigella’s How to be a Domestic Goddess is still one of my most prized possessions’
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Profiles and QandAsMy Alternative CV: Müller’s Jonathan Piper on Wolves, Weimaraners and yoghurt
’There are so many inspiring people within Müller and our industry and I get real energy from their different backgrounds’
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Profiles and QandAsMy food & drink job: Joe Farrar, senior brand manager, Oggs
‘Every 50ml of our egg alternatives we sell removes the need for a chicken egg’ says plant-based brand manager Joe
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Profiles and QandAsMy Alternative CV: Better Nature Tempeh’s Chris Kong on Indonesia, meat and corgis
‘It’s grossly unfair that retailers often charge 10%-15% margins on meat compared to 35%-40% on plant-based protein’
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Comment and OpinionWhat’s driving your product and pricing decisions?
As we enter the new year, the UK economy is still in the grip of uncertainty, say Julie Neal, director, and Sabine Sayer, managing consultant, at management consultancy, Vendigital
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Profiles and QandAsMy food & drink job: Georgie Cella, partnerships manager, Fairtrade
Partnership manager Georgie gives insight on her role connecting brands with Fairtrade and her past working to fight food waste
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Comment and OpinionMake KPIs work by keeping focused and cutting out woolliness
While everyone has heard KPIs, people’s understanding is still vague, at best, says Darren A Smith, founder & CEO, Making Business Matter
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Profiles and QandAsMy Alternative CV: Itsu’s Aidan Tyers on chopsticks, dumplings and Five
‘Chopstick skills are pretty important when working at Itsu’ says head dumpling Aidan Tyers
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Profiles and QandAsMy food & drink job: Josh Horner, automation engineer, HelloFresh
’Automation is the future for food’ says Josh, but he argues ‘there will be a need for many people in more expert roles’
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Comment and OpinionYour community can help your brand act when action is needed
When the news first broke that food waste requirements were being abandoned, a group of us decided to take the fight to the government
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Comment and OpinionDo the top 100 companies really care about their people?
There is a disparity between the values companies extol in outward communication and the focus of their annual reports, says Darren A Smith, founder & CEO, Making Business Matter
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Profiles and QandAsMy Alternative CV: Pizza Express’ Chris Holmes on lions, vinyl and spaghetti hoops
International and channel director Chris ‘would love to see a touch more warmth and hospitality in the UK grocery scene’
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Profiles and QandAsMy food & drink job: Dominic McCourt, Northfield Farm at Borough Market
‘I always wanted to be a rockstar, until I found out I have no rhythm and the sheep on the farm have a better singing voice than me’
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Comment and OpinionAt the end of a tough year for everyone, reflect and relax
Looking back on 2023, all I can think is – it’s been tough! We’ve been in survival mode for 80% of it, and sadly we’re not alone
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Profiles and QandAsMy Alternative CV: Co-op’s Christopher Byrne on Kylie, Mel B and Muriel’s Wedding
Co-op’s head of brand, creative and in-store marketing wants Victoria Beckham and Miriam Margolyes to eat crisp sandwiches together
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Profiles and QandAsMy food & drink job: Helen Clegg, senior account manager, Flavor Sampling
For online job applications, Helen says ‘skip the typical job application processes and head straight to the hiring manager’s inbox!’
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Profiles and QandAsMy Alternative CV: The Gym Kitchen’s Segun Akinwoleola on babies and diversity
‘I’m still one of the only black people in a lot of rooms and there are still very few black-owned brands sold in major supermarkets’
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Profiles and QandAsMy food & drink job: Katie King, marketing manager, Strong Roots
Veggie marketing manager Katie explains how to make it in the world of fmcg – from following good managers to LinkedIn networking
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Comment and OpinionChasing someone for a response? Here are the dos and don’ts
A phrase often attributed to Einstein springs to mind: ‘The definition of madness is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results’, says Darren A Smith, founder & CEO of Making Business Matter